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January 03 2008

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Photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine at night. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and orange garment, stands at left holding a large white folded cloth over a decorated deity murti dressed in pink and green silk with gold borders. Below, a draped orange and white cloth covers an altar area. A second man in an orange garment stands behind, and a small brass oil lamp and offerings sit at the lower left beside a carved stone pillar. Ornate carved stone and a dark background frame the scene.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a temple ritual in a warmly lit hall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange silk with a gold-bordered sari-style drape and a beaded necklace and bangles stands at center, looking down while reaching toward a brass plate held by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes. To the left, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala faces away. Behind them is a golden deity murti on a white-draped table, with orange ribbon and marigold garlands in the background and a brass lamp at the edge.2011-12-20January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time photograph inside a temple hall beside a stone pillar with carved brackets. Several people in saffron-orange sannyasi garments stand around a raised platform holding a deity murti draped with a red-orange cloth and garlanded with gold-colored ornaments. A central figure in orange wrap with long dark hair stands facing the platform, while a figure at right in orange robe with maroon border reaches to adjust the cloth on the murti. A figure in white kneels at lower left near a gold-colored utensil, and a standing devotee in white at left holds a gold-colored ritual object. Dark background with red curtain at right.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a ceremonial exchange inside a decorated shrine tent. On the left, a person in an orange-red turban and bare shoulders, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a gold-bordered orange garment, extends their hand toward a younger man on the right. That man has dark wavy hair, a white dhoti with gold borders, a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small pink object in his cupped palms. Behind them stand ornate silver-framed shrine structures with deity murti and brass oil lamps, and a red cloth draped over the seated figure's lap.2015-09-11January 09 20182018-01-09February 12 20132013-02-12